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Auskick The annual Auskick Program is well under way and is being attended by a record number of students. As of last Friday we had 38 students attending Auskick. It is fantastic to see so many parents assisting with running this program which is so enjoyed by students. Thanks to Jacinta for coordinat ing enrolments and supervising the evening program. Junior School Council Elections Elections for our Junior School Council were conducted last week and our grade representatives for 2013 are as follows: Prep- Craig Jackson Grade 1- Nikayla Purcell Grade 2- Kaitlyn Parfrey Grade 3- Oliver Wortley Grade 4- Molly Hardy Grade 5- Addison Gay Congratulations to all our new JSC members. The election process was organised by our JSC executive Sam Lambevski,

Taylah Sharrock, Skyla Milgate and Georgia Nield who did a great job. Junior Red Cross The Junior Red Cross has been formed for 2013 and the following students will be involved in leading the group this year. Amelia Baulch (President), Joel Jackson (Vice President) and Justin Rundell (Treasurer). I congratulate them on their positions and I am sure we will hear from them soon with the first event of the year being organised in support of the Red Cross. Cross Country This week we have six students attending the SGSSA Cross Country Competition at Tarrington. Students aged 9 and above are eligible to enter with 9 and 10 year olds running 2kms and ages 11 and 12 years running 3kms. Students attending are Johanna

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From the Principal’s Desk

Newsletter Date May 8 Issue 13 2013 Office Hours 2013

Monday - Wednesday 8:45am - 9:10am

9:40am - 3:45pm For appointments please ring 03 55761245

Classes begin: 9:10am Recess: Mon, Tues, Wed & Frid

-10:40—11:00am (Thurs 11:10-11:30am)

Lunch: 1:00 - 1:50pm

End of Day: 3:20pm

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E-mail: macarthur.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Term Dates

2013

Term 2: 15 April to 28 June Term 3: 15 July to 20 September Term 4: 7 October to 20 December

Principal: Lynn Lyles School Council President: Richie Belleville

ARTISTS OF THE WEEK

Our congratulations this week go to two Grade 3 students, Oliver Wortley and Olivia Nield for their fabulous "Footy Supporter Puppets". Their grade used a simple paper bag and a paper face shape to create their puppet. Both Oliver and Olivia put a lot of thought and care into their puppet. Both displayed creativity and original ideas in their finished work. Well done to both students.

Anne McNaughton

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Please contact Leonie Margrie on 0427 675 713 if you have any questions.

Please help us raise money! $15 - Family or kids Portrait with Frame

Get your 10”x13” portrait from Vision Portrait for only $15 here on our

NEW DATE: FRIDAY May 31st You can view all images straight after your photography session. High resolution digital images can be purchased on this day. To book, complete voucher below and hand into office with $15. Strictly one booking per family!! Your slip & $15 must be in before Friday May 24th don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Jones, Latisha Gay, Mac Petersen, Addison Gay, Claire Logan and Zebb Nield. This is the first time for many years we have entered and I wish these students the best of luck in this challenging event. School Disco The MPA have organised a school disco this Friday night. Notes with details have been sent home to all families. I would like to thank the members of the MPA for their efforts in organising this event and hope the evening is a great success. I would like to thank Jacinta Mulder for offering to be in attendance as a representative school staff member. Artist in Schools Program On Monday we began our Artist in Schools Program with grade 4, 5 and 6 making a visit to the Warrnambool Art Gallery with our artist in residence Becky Berger. We went there to view a painting of Tower Hill painted by Eugene von Guerard in 1855. We also stopped at Tower Hill to look at the inspiration for the painting at von Guerard’s Lookout and to see the similarities and changes. We all learned how von Gerard was a scientific painter who observed real detail and transferred this to his work. The Warrnambool Art Gallery took the painting out of storage for us for a special viewing and we were very impressed by the detail of the work which is now valued at about $2.5 million. Our program will continue on Thursday as Bec spends her first day in the school with us and we begin the exploration of our environment through art, including drawing, sculpture and multimedia. We will continue to put reports and pictures on the newsletter as the project develops.

Lynn Lyles

6 Monday Michelle Rundell

8 Wednesday Sue Logan

10 Friday Leonie Dyson

13 Monday Rachel Dettling

15 Wednesday Lei Kelly

17 Friday Nikki Belleville

20 Monday Kate Fitzpatrick

22 Wednesday Kathy Ross

24 Friday Leonie Margrie

27 Monday Jodie Nicholls

29 Wednesday Sally Gay

31 Friday Tamara Hardy

CANTEEN $

Party Pies 1.10

Sausage Rolls 2.00

Spaghetti Pasta Blasta 3.20

Pizza

Ham/Pine Pizza 1.60

Supreme Pizza 1.60

Dim Sims ea 0.80

Chicken Breast 1.50

Chicken Dinosnack each 0.70

Fish Bites each 0.70

Yoghurt

Strawberry 1.70

Raspberry 1.70

Drinks

Strawberry Milk 1.30

Chocolate Milk 1.30

Apple 250ml 1.10

Orange 250ml 1.10

Tropical 250ml 1.10

Icecreams

Lemonade Icypoles 1.10

Raspberry Icypoles 1.10

Chocolate Billabong 1.30

Triple Swirl Billabong 1.30

. Big Pie .3.70

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Canteen Big Pie $3.70 Big Pie $3.70 Big Pie $3.70 Big Pie $3.70 ---- big pies not available yet. (non supply from supplier!)

Working Bee Jobs Term 2 2013 - still need some help with - We managed to complete a massive amount at the working bee..

Anyone who could help out with any of the jobs that are left

please let me know.

Job Person

Garden Bed near school sign- Trim branches, clean up bed.

Trim plants in garden bed near amphitheatre/gate

Playground soft-fall- Rake under monkey bars and flying fox

Inside “fix-it” jobs- Library cupboard doors, dripping art room tap, laptop trolley wheel

Brendan Gay

Remove tree near cricket wicket

Table near tree- Replace timber on seat Brendan Gay

From Dairy Australia - Breakfast Menu Volcano Breakfast Buns

Note: These buns can be served warm or cold, but allow to stand for at least 15mins when they come out of the oven as the centre will be piping hot.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

5 6 -AIS Warrn Art Gallery Exurs

7 -LL - RegPM -SL– CASES Pd -Garden 4-6

8 - First Aid

9 - MARC - AIS

10 - Disco -X Country @Tarrington pm -AASP - Auskick

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12 13 14 -Naplan -Garden 4-6

15 -Naplan -School Council

16 - Art -Naplan - AIS

17 -AASP - Auskick

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19 20 21 - Garden 2-3

22 23 - MARC - AIS

24 -Walk to Sch’l -HealthBr’kfast - AASP - Auskick

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26 27 28 - Garden 2-3

29 30 - Art -LL - NWM - AIS

31 -AASP - Auskick

June 1

2 3 4 - Garden 2-3

5 6 - MARC -AIS

7 -AASP - Auskick

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Calendar 2013

23 Russell Street Macarthur Vic 3826

PO Box 36 Macarthur

Ph: 03 55761245 Fax: 03 55761333

Email: macarthur.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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We’re on the web! www.macarthurps.vic.edu.au

LL Lynn Lyles JM Jacinta Mulder DH Darren Hilliard CS Coral Shepherd CU Christine Unger RT Rachel Thomson AM Anne McNaughton JT Jullie Timms SL Sylvia Luke PD Professional Development Conf Conference PM - Principal Meeting NWM - Network Meeting JRC - Junior Red Cross JSC - Junior School Council AASP - Active After School Prog AIS - Artist in School

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